| STRABANE | Small town in Northern Ireland on the River Foyle (8) |
| MARKETDRAYTON | Small town in northern Shropshire (6,7) |
| DROGHEDA | Town in the Republic of Ireland on the River Boyne straddling the County Louth and County Meath border (8) |
| KILKENNY | Town in SE Republic of Ireland on the River Nore (8) |
| LISBURN | City in Northern Ireland on the River Lagan associated with the linen industry (7) |
| ENNISKILLEN | Town in Northern Ireland, on an island in the River Erne (11) |
| PORTADOWN | Town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on the River Bann |
| LONDONDERRY | Irish port city on the River Foyle |
| NEWRY | City in Northern Ireland on the border between County Down and County Armagh (5) |
| ANTRIM | Market town in Northern Ireland on Lough Neagh (6) |
| NINE | Several found in Northern Ireland, on the outskirts of Newcastle |
| HOROWITZ | Author who wrote the Alex Rider novels for young adults and created the Foyle's War television series (8) |
| ULSTER | The River Foyle runs through it |
| DERRY | (one name of) N. Ireland city on River Foyle (5) |
| COLERAINE | Town in Northern Ireland near the mouth of the River Bann |
| HOLDSDOWNAJOB | Works to restrain swindlers primarily in Northern Ireland on a criminal enterprise (5,4,1,3) |
| ATHLONE | Town in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland on the River Shannon (7) |
| DONEGAL | Rivers Foyle and Eske are in this Irish county (*lad gone) (7) |
| WATERFORD | Seaport in Munster, SE Republic of Ireland on the River Suir (9) |
| TRALEE | Seaport in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, on the River Lee |
